By Koforowola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter AN ALLEGED attempt to traffic heroin through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, using her three-year-old son as cover ended with the arrest of a South African woman by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). JKNewsMedia.com reports that after discovering 1...
By Rachael Martin, JKNewsMedia Reporter National summit seeks coordinated action against illicit drug use and trafficking. . . THE FEDERAL Government has reaffirmed its commitment to preventing illicit drug use, dismantling drug trafficking networks, expanding access to treatment and rehabilitation, and promoting the wellbeing of Nigerians as...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter COCAINE CONCEALD inside plantain peels led to the arrest of a 67-year-old Nigerian British grandmother by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after 13kg of the illicit drug was discovered in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. JKNews...
By JKNewsMedia FRAUDULENT OFFERS claiming to sell forfeited vehicles in the name of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been identified as a scam targeting unsuspecting members of the public. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the agency said criminal elements and scammers are using the names of senior NDLEA officials, particularl...
By Kofoworola Fekeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter OPERATIVES OF the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, after discovering 7.5kg of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports t...
By JKNewsMedia INITIATIVES FOR a media capacity building programme on responsible drug abuse reporting have been unveiled by the Nigerian Online Media Alliance (NOMA) ahead of the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. JKNewsMedia.com reports that NOMA, a coalition of digital media publishers and journalists commit...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONVICTIONS AND fines totalling $6 million have been imposed on 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, over the importation of 31.5 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ILLICIT DRUG consignments concealed in water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands to Lagos have been uncovered by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), while officers also intercepted military grade ammunition in Kaduna and arrested suspected drug traffickers in se...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LARGE CONSIGNMENTS of illicit drugs intercepted at airports and border communities across Nigeria led to multiple arrests and seizures by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), including the arrest of a 63-year-old Chinese woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter Illegal drug trafficking came under renewed scrutiny after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and its staff for busting a Nigerian Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling what he described as a highly sophisticated multi million dollar illegal dru...
